常见皮肤癣菌体外药物敏感试验的研究

目的比较液基稀释法和纸片扩散法对临床常见皮肤癣菌的体外药物敏感性。方法应用Rosco纸片扩散法和微量液基法（参考美国国家实验室标准委员会NCCLS推荐的M38-P方案修改方案）测定临床分离的40株皮肤癣菌（包括红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌、犬小孢子菌及絮状表皮癣菌）对两性霉素B、伊曲康唑、氟康唑和特比萘芬的体外药物敏感性。结果应用Rosco纸片扩散法,大部分菌株在7—9d时可读到清晰的结果。Rosco纸片扩散法和微量液基法结果中,特比萘芬、伊曲康唑和两性霉素B一致性较好,氟康唑较差。结论Rosco纸片扩散法操作简单,可选择用于皮肤癣菌对某些抗真菌药的药敏试验。     

卡泊芬净、米卡芬净对8种皮肤癣菌体外抑菌活性的研究

目的评价棘白菌素类抗真菌药物卡泊芬净（caspofungin）、米卡芬净（micafungin）针对常见致病性皮肤癣菌的体外抗菌活性。方法参考CLSI制定的M38-A2方案。测定82株常见皮肤癣菌的最低有效浓度（minimal effective concentrations,MECs）。结果按照MEC90浓度从高到低,米卡芬净对紫色毛癣菌和断发毛癣菌的MEC90是0.25μg/mL;对犬小孢子菌、疣状毛癣菌的MEC90为0.06μg/mL;对红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌、石膏小孢子菌、絮状表皮癣菌的MEC90均在0.03μg/mL。②卡泊芬净对红色毛癣菌、紫色毛癣菌和断发毛癣菌的MEC90为1μg/mL;对须癣毛癣菌、犬小孢子菌、石膏小孢子菌、絮状表皮癣菌和疣状毛癣菌的MEC90为0.5μg/mL。③根据中位数检验,米卡芬净对几种皮肤癣菌的MEC值均低于卡泊芬净的MEC值,统计学比较有显著性差异（P〈0.05）。结论米卡芬净和卡泊芬净对皮肤癣菌有较强的抑菌作用,米卡芬净的MEC值低于卡泊芬净。     

85株皮肤癣菌感染的病原菌分析及标准化体外药物敏感性研究

目的分析深圳地区教学医院门诊皮肤癣菌感染的病原菌特点,测定7种抗真菌药物对85株皮肤癣菌的体外抗真菌活性。方法收集疑诊为皮肤癣菌感染的患者的皮屑(或甲板刮屑、毛发)进行KOH直接镜检和培养。并通过测定皮肤癣菌临床分离菌株的核糖体DNA内转录间隔区(ITS)区序列鉴定菌种。参考CLSI M38-A2方案,测定7种抗真菌药物对85株鉴定为皮肤癣菌的临床分离菌株的体外抗真菌活性。结果 161例疑诊为皮肤癣菌感染的患者中KOH直接镜检皮肤癣菌的阳性率为67.7%,真菌培养皮肤癣菌的阳性率为52.8%。菌种鉴定结果为红色毛癣菌68例、犬小孢子菌7例、石膏样小孢子菌3例、趾间毛癣菌5例、紫色毛癣菌1例、断发毛癣菌1例。体外药敏试验显示特比萘芬(GM MIC,0.032μg·mL~(-1), MIC范围, 0.001～0.125μg·mL~(-1))对6种皮肤癣菌表现出良好的体外抗真菌活性,而伏立康唑(GM MIC, 0.041μg·mL~(-1), MIC范围, 0.032～0.125μg·mL~(-1))在唑类药物中的体外MIC值相对较低。结论本研究中皮肤癣菌感染的致病菌以红色毛癣菌为主。标准化药敏试验证实特比萘芬和伏立康唑对分离的皮肤癣菌具有较强体外抗菌活力,适用于本地区皮肤癣菌感染的治疗。     

CLSI M38-A2及M27-A3方案分析足癣36株真菌的药敏特征

目的探讨氟康唑、伊曲康唑、伏立康唑、酮康唑、特比萘芬、两性霉素B、咪康唑、5-氟胞嘧啶对36株足癣致病菌的体外抑菌特征。方法对55例临床疑似足癣患者行真菌镜检、培养和鉴定。分别应用美国临床实验室标准化委员会(Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute,CLSI)M38-A2和M27-A3方案针对其中的皮肤癣菌和念珠菌,检测8种药物对不同真菌的最低抑菌浓度(Minimum inhibitory concentration,MIC)。结果镜检及培养均为阳性的真菌36株,计8个菌种:红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌、石膏样小孢子菌、絮状毛癣菌、羊毛状小孢子菌、白念珠菌、光滑念珠菌、克柔念珠菌;属2大类:皮肤癣菌、念珠菌。8种药物对8种真菌的MIC值比较,抑菌效果存在显著差异(P0.05)。皮肤癣菌和念珠菌2大类比较,除伊曲康唑外(P0.05),其余7种药物的抑菌效果存在显著差异(P0.05)。其中,特比萘芬对皮肤癣菌的平均秩次最小。5-氟胞嘧啶对念珠菌的平均秩次最小。结论上述8种药物的体外药敏实验提示,8种药物对8种真菌的抑菌效果存在显著差异。除伊曲康唑外,其余7种药物对皮肤癣菌和念珠菌的抑菌效果存在显著差异。相对而言,特比萘芬对皮肤癣菌抑菌效果更好,5-氟胞嘧啶对念珠菌抑菌效果更好。     

柠条锦鸡儿籽油体外抗真菌作用及其机制研究(英文)

参照美国临床实验室标准化委员会(NCCLS)推荐的《产孢丝状真菌的液基稀释法抗真菌药物敏感性试验方案》(M38-A),测定超临界CO2萃取的柠条锦鸡儿籽油对3种(每种15株)临床常见的皮肤癣菌的最低抑菌浓度(MIC);高效液相色谱法研究柠条锦鸡儿籽油对真菌细胞膜麦角甾醇生物合成的影响以探讨其作用机制。结果表明柠条锦鸡儿籽油对犬小孢子菌、须癣毛癣菌、红色毛癣菌的MIC范围分别为64～512μg/mL、32～512μg/mL、64～1024μg/mL;高效液相色谱法检测显示,与其生长对照菌相比,籽油作用的皮肤癣菌细胞膜上麦角甾醇含量明显降低,且具有剂量依赖性。柠条锦鸡儿籽油主要是通过影响真菌细胞膜上麦角甾醇的合成而发挥抗真菌作用。     

应用CLSI M38-A2方案测定须癣毛癣菌对抗真菌药物敏感性

目的:对我国代表地区须癣毛癣菌临床分离株作抗真菌药物敏感性测定,进一步验证CLSI的M38-A2方案.方法:选取我国南北方8个省市地区经表型和分子生物学鉴定的趾间型毛癣菌38株和苯海姆节皮菌6株,采用M38-A2方案测定氟康唑、伊曲康唑、伏立康唑、特比萘芬、灰黄霉素、联苯苄唑、环吡酮胺和阿莫罗芬等8种常见抗真菌药物的最小抑菌浓度(minimal inhibitory concentration,MIC).结果:氟康唑、伊曲康唑、伏立康唑、特比萘芬、灰黄霉素、联苯苄唑、环吡酮胺和阿莫罗芬对趾间型毛癣菌株的MIC值(μg/mL)范围分别为0.25-32、0.0312-1、0.0156-0.0625、0.000937-0.00781、0.0625-1、0.0312-2、1-2、0.00781-0.0625;对苯海姆节皮菌株的MIC值(μg/mL)范围分别为≥64、2、0.25-0.5、0.000937-0.00381、1、2-4、1-2、0.0312-0.0625.不同抗真菌药物对趾间型毛癣菌及苯海姆节皮菌的药敏有明显差别(P<0.001);趾间型毛癣菌和苯海姆节皮菌对伊曲康唑、灰黄霉素、环吡酮胺、伏立康唑和氟康唑的药敏差异有统计学意义,对特比萘芬、阿莫罗芬和联苯苄唑的药敏差异无统计学意义.结论:趾间型毛癣菌和苯海姆节皮菌之间对伊曲康唑、灰黄霉素、环吡酮胺、伏立康唑和氟康唑的药敏有明显差异.M38-A2方案有较好的重复性和稳定性,适合用来体外测定须癣毛癣菌对抗真菌药物的敏感性.     

皮肤癣菌体外蛋白水解酶活性测定

目的观察皮肤癣菌的体外蛋白水解酶活性;比较分离自不同感染部位的红色毛癣菌的体外蛋白水解酶活性。方法实验菌株包括来自不同感染部位的红色毛癣菌22株、须癣毛癣菌3株、犬小孢子菌5株,进行体外培养,并利用9-羟基乙酚噻唑标识的酪蛋白和酶标仪检测真菌细胞外蛋白水解酶的活性。结果须癣毛癣菌的体外蛋白水解酶活性高于红色毛癣菌和犬小孢子菌（P〈0.05）,而红色毛癣菌和犬小孢子菌之间无差异（P〉0.05）。红色毛癣菌的细胞外蛋白水解酶活性在分离自浅部感染部位的菌株之间无差异（P〉0.05）,但高于引起毛癣菌肉芽肿的菌株（P〈0.05）。结论不同的皮肤癣菌体外蛋白水解酶活性可能不同;分离自不同感染部位的同一菌种的体外蛋白水解酶活性也有可能不同。     

联合应用抗真菌药物对不同地区来源红色毛癣菌的体外敏感性实验

目的调查联合应用抗真菌药物对不同地区来源红色毛癣菌的体外抗真菌作用,探讨药物的体外相互作用及地区因素对红色毛癣菌药物敏感性的影响。方法以M38-A方案测定酮康唑、萘替芬、联合使用酮康唑萘替芬以及单用特比萘芬对红色毛癣菌的最小抑菌浓度(MIC),并计算了酮康唑与萘替芬的药物间抑菌浓度指数(FICI)。结果联合使用酮康唑萘替芬组的最小抑菌浓度显著低于单用酮康唑、萘替芬组,和单用特比萘芬组的疗效相似。北京的红色毛癣菌株对上述药物的敏感度均低于上海和南京的菌株。结论联合应用抗真菌药物优于单用,地区差异可能会影响红色毛癣菌对药物的敏感性。     

阴囊皮肤癣菌病患者临床及 真菌学分析

目的探讨阴囊皮肤癣菌病患者的致病菌、临床特征、易感因素及治疗转归等相关因素。方法回顾性分析2007-2017年广州市中山大学附属第三医院经真菌学检查确诊的24例阴囊癣病例,分析患者一般资料、临床特征、发病相关因素、合并其他部位浅部真菌病情况、病原菌及治疗转归等情况。结果 24例阴囊癣患者均为青少年,平均年龄19.6岁,平均病程2.9个月。患者分离皮肤癣菌24株,其中石膏样小孢子菌15株(62.50%)、红色毛癣菌7株(29.17%)和絮状表皮癣菌2株(8.33%)。石膏样小孢子菌主要引起阴囊单纯性感染,临床表现为特征性的白色伪膜样斑片,而红色毛癣菌多引起阴囊及其他部位皮肤癣菌病。结论阴囊癣多见于青少年,石膏样小孢子菌为主要病原菌,其临床表现具有一定特征性。     

短波紫外线对几种常见浅部真菌生长的影响

目的 了解短波紫外线对几种常见浅部真菌生长的影响.方法 将红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌、犬小孢子菌、絮状表皮癣菌、白念珠菌、光滑念珠菌、近平滑念珠菌、热带念珠菌、克柔念珠菌、青霉、短帚霉、枝顶孢霉接种在沙氏培养基上,按不同照射功率、不同照射距离和不同照射时间分组用紫外线灯进行照射,观察记录照射后菌落的生长情况,并在透射电镜下观察菌丝或孢子的形态结构变化.结果 犬小孢子菌、絮状表皮癣菌、白念珠菌、近平滑念珠菌、克柔念珠菌经照射后停止生长;红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌、光滑念珠菌、热带念珠菌、短帚霉和枝顶孢霉在某些照射条件下可以继续生长,但生长速度减缓.结论 短波紫外线对常见浅部真菌有不同程度的杀灭和抑制作用,该作用的大小与紫外线照射强度和照射时间成正比,与照射距离成反比.     

Culture medium alkalinization by dermatophytes

95 dermatophyte strains (12 of Trichophyton mentagrophytes, 12 of T. tonsurans, 11 of T. rubrum, 12 of T. megninii, 12 of T. violaceum, 2 of T. schoenleinii, 1 of T. soudanense, 12 of M. canis, 8 of Microsporum gypseum, 1 of M. ferrugineum and 12 of Epidermphoyton floccosum). 1 of Aspergillus niger, 1 of A. ochraceus, 1 of Paecilomyces sp., 1 of Penicillium sp. and 1 of Candida albicans were grown in Sabouraud liquid medium for the study of pH variation over 6 weeks at room temperature and after 4 weeks at 37 degrees C. All the dermatophyte strains alkalinized the medium. The highest pH values after 2-3 weeks' development in room temperature were produced by T. mentagrophytes, M. gypseum and M. canis, and the lowest by T. rubrum and T. violaceum. After the 4th week the alkalinizing activity became more marked for T. mentagrophytes and remained stationary for T. violaceum, In the 5th week the values produced by T. tonsurans were higher than those for M. gypseum, and those for E. floccosum and T. megninii were higher than those of M. canis. A similar behaviour was observed for T. rubrum and T. megninii and for M. canis, M. gypseum and M. ferrugineum. There seems to be a relation between the alkalinizing capacity and the rapidity and amount of the growth. At 37 degrees C both alkalinization and range of variation of the pH values of the medium became more noticeable for the strains of each species.     

In vitro activity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Penicillium chrysogenum</Emphasis> antifungal protein (PAF) and its combination with fluconazole against different dermatophytes

Strains of five dermatophyte species (Microsporum canis, Microsporum gypseum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton tonsurans) were selected for testing against Penicillium chrysogenum antifungal protein (PAF) and its combination with fluconazole (FCZ). Inhibition of microconidia germination and growth was detected with MICs of PAF ranging from 1.56 to 200 mug ml(-1) when it was used alone, or at constant concentration (100 mug ml(-1)) in combination with FCZ at from 0.25 to 32 mug ml(-1). The MICs for FCZ were found to be between 0.25 and 128 mug ml(-1). PAF caused a fungicidal effect at 200 mug ml(-1) and reduced growth at between 50 and 200 mug ml(-1). Total growth inhibition with fungistatic activity was detected at 64 mug ml(-1) of FCZ for M. gypseum, T. mentagrophytes, and T. tonsurans, and at 32 mug ml(-1) FCZ for M. canis and T. rubrum. PAF and FCZ acted synergistically and/or additively on all of the tested fungi except M. gypseum, where no interactions were detected.     

Dermatophytes isolated from patients in University Hospital,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

A total of 576 dermatophytes were isolated from patients with a variety of skin infections from January 1993 to May 2000. Ten species of dermatophytes were identified: Epidermophyton floccosum (0.7%), Microsporum audouinii (1.1%), M. canis (3.1%), M. gypseum (0.3%), Trichophyton concentricum (3.5%), T. equinum (0.2%), T. mentagrophytes (36.1%), T. rubrum (53.8%), T. verrucosum (0.2) and T. violaceum (1.0%). The body sites most frequently affected by dermatophytes were the buttocks, nails and trunk. Anthropophilic dermatophytes made up 60.1% of the isolates; the most common species was T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes and M. canis were the two main zoophilic dermatophytes. T. mentagrophytes was isolated from all body sites except the scalp. M. canis was found to be associated with domestic dogs and was not isolated from ethnic Malays. The only geophilic dermatophyte was M. gypseum, an uncommon dermatophyte associated with tinea pedis.     

In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Micafungin and Caspofungin Against Dermatophytes Isolated from China

Aims

The aims of this study are to investigate the in vitro activities of micafungin and caspofungin that are two new echinocandin antifungal drugs against clinically isolated dermatophytes in China and to define MEC (minimal effective concentration) as the reading endpoints of this study in accordance with (Clinical and laboratory Standards Institute) CLSI M38-A2 reference.

Methods

Minimal effective concentrations (MECs) of micafungin and caspofungin for 82 dermatophyte strains were determined according to CLSI (formerly NCCLS) M38-A2 broth microdilution methods.

Results

(1) The MEC_90s of micafungin for Trichophyton violaceum and Trichophyton tonsurans were 0.25 μg/mL, and for Microsporum canis and Trichophyton verrucosum were 0.06 μg/mL. The MEC_90s for Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum gypseum and Epidermophyton floccosum were 0.03 μg/mL. (2) The MEC_90s of caspofungin for T. rubrum, T. violaceum and T. tonsurans were 1 μg/mL, and for T. mentagrophytes, M. canis, M. gypseum, E. floccosum and T. verrucosum were 0.5 μg/mL. (3) Compared with caspofungin, micafungin demonstrated lower MEC value to dermatophytes (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

Micafungin has stronger in vitro antifungal activity than caspofungin.     

Antimicrobial activity of Hyptis ovalifolia towards dermatophytes

The essential oil and the aqueous, hexane and methanolic fractions from Hyptis ovalifolia leaves were evaluated for their antifungal activity in vitro against 60 strains of dermatophytes: 10 strains of Microsporum canis, 10 of M. gypseum, 20 of Trichophyton rubrum and 20 of T. mentagrophytes. The extracts inhibited growth of the dermatophytes tested at different concentrations. The most biologically active was the essential oil from the leaves which inhibited 57 isolates (95%) at a concentration of 500 g/ml.     

Antagonistic activity of bacteria from Bacillus genus against dermatophyte fungi

Antagonistic properties of the strain Bacillus subtilis IB-54 with respect to dermatophyte fungi Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes var. gypseum, Microsporum canis was studied. The studied strains of bacilli effectively inhibited growth and development of dermatophytes when were cultivated on the media containing different carbon sources. Experiments on laboratory animals showed that B. subtilis IB-54 displayed no virulence, toxicity, and toxigenicity and can be considered as perspective object for development of antimycotic drugs.     

Resistance to azolic compounds in clinical Trichophyton spp. strains

The increase of dermathophytosis in patients with poor therapeutic response leads us to study the antifungal susceptibility of 36 clinical isolates to itraconazole, ketoconazole and fluconazole by the E-test method. According to established parameters by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute, the resistance to one or more antifungal drugs was demonstrated in seven isolates (19.4%) as follows: three Trichophyton rubrum, three T. mentagrophytes and one T. tonsurans. A T. rubrum isolate was resistant to the three azolic drugs; the other six only to fluconazole. It is important to establish the antifungal susceptibility as part of the study procedures in patients with dermatophytosis and a poor antifungal response.     

Antifungal activities of the essential oils in Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. Et Perry and Leptospermum petersonii Bailey and their constituents against various dermatophytes

This study was carried out in order to investigate the potential of using plant oils derived from Leptospermum petersonii Bailey and Syzygium aromaticum L. Merr. Et Perry as natural antifungal agents. The antifungal effects of essential oils at concentrations of 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2 mg/ml on the dermatophytes Microsporum canis (KCTC 6591), Trichophyton mentagrophytes (KCTC 6077), Trichophyton rubrum (KCCM 60443), Epidermophyton floccosum (KCCM 11667), and Microsporum gypseum were evaluated using the agar diffusion method. The major constituents of the active fraction against the dermatophytes were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. The antifungal activities of S. aromaticum oil (clove oil) against the dermatophytes tested were highest at a concentration of 0.2 mg/ml, with an effectiveness of more than 60%. Hyphal growth was completely inhibited in T. mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, and M. gypseum by treatment with clove oil at a concentration of 0.2 mg/ml. Eugenol was the most effective antifungal constituent of clove oil against the dermatophytes T. mentagrophytes and M. canis. Morphological changes in the hyphae of T. mentagrophytes, such as damage to the cell wall and cell membrane and the expansion of the endoplasmic reticulum, after treatment with 0.11 mg/ml eugenol were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). At a concentration of 0.2 mg/ml, L. petersonii oil (LPO) was more than 90% effective against all of the dermatophytes tested, with the exception of T. rubrum. Geranial was determined to be the most active antifungal constituent of L. petersonii oil. Taken together, the results of this study demonstrate that clove and tea tree oils exhibited significant antifungal activities against the dermatophytes tested in this study.